The Westport Farmers' Market held their firstever gala fundraiser last weekend, Fork It Over, with 200 guests in attendance. Gilbertie's Greenhouse in Westport was transformed into a rusticly chic party space through the generous support of Lillian August. Even Martha Stewart was there...and she stayed all night.

The chefs that stepped up to support the market brought their A game, and the result was a spectacular evening of innovative cooking and very serious grazing. Each chef prepared 4-5 dishes; guests were handed quaintly mis-matched fine china; after that it was all a delicious blur. The chef lineup included: Bill Taibe of leFarm/ The Whelk, Matt Storch of Match, Tim LaBant of The Schoolhouse at Cannondale, Michel Nischan of Dressing Room,John Barricelli of Sono Baking Company and Fountainhead Wines.

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Martha or no Martha, all in all, we were really disappointed. There were one or two exceptional dishes, otherwise, the food was poor to middle of the road, at best, considering the calibre of the chefs. We have enjoyed dining at all of their restaurants, and were surprised their offerings were so blah. There were some long lines for food, and at $150 a head, clearly not fun standing around waiting for small morsels. Had we known the format, we would have happily made a donation in support of the market and skipped the event entirely. To top it off, the music was somewhat irritating.